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Robert Daniels
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Associate Editor at RogerEbert • Contributor: The New York Times • Screen Daily • IndieWire • Member: CFCA & AAFCA •
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The more I thought about A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, the less I gravitated toward it, to the point that I barely remember anything about it.

Here are my thoughts on Kathryn Bigelow's latest film.
'A House of Dynamite' Review
A TNT thriller that feels below Bigelow
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 19h
I also feel some type of way that in a movie featuring Chicago as the target of an attack that we never see Chicago!
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 19h
The more I thought about A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, the less I gravitated toward it, to the point that I barely remember anything about it.

Here are my thoughts on Kathryn Bigelow's latest film.
'A House of Dynamite' Review
A TNT thriller that feels below Bigelow
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d
He’s worth the full extra star I gave it lol
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A rough stretch
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 3d
For many groups, particularly Black people, America has always been an authoritarian country.
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Lee Morgenbesser @lmorgenbesser.bsky.social · Mar 9
The speed by which America collapsed into authoritarian rule is the most shocking thing. Faster than other contemporary cases. Faster than the alleged “dictator’s playbook” suggests. So fast we *shouldn’t* call it “competitive authoritarianism.” It may be worse than that.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 3d
Just turned in a massive piece about ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (stay tuned)!!
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“GOOD BOY could easily devolve into merely being a gimmick. But Alex Cannon and Leonberg’s dialogue-light script is aiming for more than DTV silliness. They’re making a movie about heart, loyalty, and friendship,” writes @812filmreviews.com.
Good Boy movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
By the end, Indy and this movie deserve a treat.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 4d
Samurai Fury is going to be in my end of October column!
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11 Rebels is terrific. One of two very good anti-authoritarian samurai movies to come out this year (the other being Muromachi Outsiders (aka Samurai Fury)).

Prisoner of War is OK too.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 4d
In my latest action column, I shouted out Scott Adkins in PRISONER OF WAR.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 4d
In my latest action column, I shouted out Scott Adkins in PRISONER OF WAR.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 4d
For the most part, I enjoyed Ben Leonberg's ingenious canine horror film GOOD BOY.

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Good Boy movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
By the end, Indy and this movie deserve a treat.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 5d
Onto the NLDS!!
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 7d
Hoping for the best for my Cubs today as they take on the Padres in the wild card round.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 5d
The job is done
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 5d
Siskel Film Center | Chicago's Home for Great Cinema | ORWELL: 2+2 = 5
Opens October 10 | In 1949, George Orwell finished what would be his last and most renowned novel, 1984. Juxtaposing images from Orwell’s life— from his political awakening to his death at 46 from tub...
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 5d
A heads up: Oct 11 I’ll be doing a virtual Q&A with Raoul Peck at the Gene Siskel Film Center about ORWELL: 2+2=5.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 5d
My read of the filmic language btw is that it’s Lockjaw. But I’m curious nonetheless!
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 5d
It does.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 5d
(I’m intrigued by the line between depiction versus endorsement here)
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 5d
A question about a moment in OBAA: When Lockjaw is leering at Perfidia from the car and PTA puts a spyglass filter on, do people think the film is sexualizing her or Lockjaw is?
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 6d
One last thing, if you're reading a think piece it's worth asking: Is this actually well-argued or is the writer simply passionate? The latter can trick you into believing the former is true.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 6d
Idk I've just come across quite a few pieces whose arguments are supported by cherrypicking or not supported by the filmic language.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 6d
Separately, but somewhat connected, I do love self-publishing. There are some topics that most, especially white-owned publications won't touch. So it's obviously empowering. But I think you need to be your own best editor and know when a topic is too big for your own eyes.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 6d
And I totally get that I'm speaking from a privileged position: I'm lucky to have really good editors who push my perceptions and I'm also able to place pieces more readily with good editors.... but man, sometimes it's not worth writing the piece if you're getting the necessary support for it.
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